Preexistingstates donot getalongSponsors artandeducation,especially incitiesBuildstransportationinfrastructureOverextensionof governmentand militaryresourcesEconomicrewardsgiven mainlyto elitesFreeFreeFailure tocontinueconquestlessons faith inimperialideologyAt least somecitizenship orrights grantedto conqueredpeoplesIncreasestradeOutsideinvasionsFreeGovernmentcollectstaxesHas an ideologythat gainsfollowers for theempire, its leader,and/or militaryexpansionCommonofficiallanguagefacilitatescommunicationCommonlaw acrossentireempireFreeInternalrebellionsHaseconomicstability andprosperityHas militaryresourcesoradvantagesRegion hasseveral smallstates withnone dominantbefore empireforms thereRegionhas highagriculturalpotentialRegion hasexisting state-levelgovernment(s)before empireforms thereLeadershipfails, oftenthrough focuson maintainingwealth, notempirePopulationincreasesPreexistingstates donot getalongSponsors artandeducation,especially incitiesBuildstransportationinfrastructureOverextensionof governmentand militaryresourcesEconomicrewardsgiven mainlyto elitesFreeFreeFailure tocontinueconquestlessons faith inimperialideologyAt least somecitizenship orrights grantedto conqueredpeoplesIncreasestradeOutsideinvasionsFreeGovernmentcollectstaxesHas an ideologythat gainsfollowers for theempire, its leader,and/or militaryexpansionCommonofficiallanguagefacilitatescommunicationCommonlaw acrossentireempireFreeInternalrebellionsHaseconomicstability andprosperityHas militaryresourcesoradvantagesRegion hasseveral smallstates withnone dominantbefore empireforms thereRegionhas highagriculturalpotentialRegion hasexisting state-levelgovernment(s)before empireforms thereLeadershipfails, oftenthrough focuson maintainingwealth, notempirePopulationincreases

Empires Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Preexisting states do not get along
  2. Sponsors art and education, especially in cities
  3. Builds transportation infrastructure
  4. Overextension of government and military resources
  5. Economic rewards given mainly to elites
  6. Free
  7. Free
  8. Failure to continue conquest lessons faith in imperial ideology
  9. At least some citizenship or rights granted to conquered peoples
  10. Increases trade
  11. Outside invasions
  12. Free
  13. Government collects taxes
  14. Has an ideology that gains followers for the empire, its leader, and/or military expansion
  15. Common official language facilitates communication
  16. Common law across entire empire
  17. Free
  18. Internal rebellions
  19. Has economic stability and prosperity
  20. Has military resources or advantages
  21. Region has several small states with none dominant before empire forms there
  22. Region has high agricultural potential
  23. Region has existing state-level government(s) before empire forms there
  24. Leadership fails, often through focus on maintaining wealth, not empire
  25. Population increases